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Tuesday, 28th February 2012

Facebook Expands Media Sharing on Timeline

One of the intriguing aspects of Facebook Timeline, ever since the initial launch last September, is how it highlights the media you consume. Music you listen to, videos you watch, newspapers and books you read, and (more recently) images you "pin" on Pinterest. Facebook termed the concept frictionless sharing, because it allows you to…

Social Richard MacManus comments

RSA 2012: Bruce Schneier on the Threat of "Big Data, Inc."

It's not the "Big Data" we usually talk about, which refers more to the size of the data than of the company behind the management tool. It's the term Bruce Schneier uses to refer to the industry that has evolved around data as a commodity, the way the energy industry was once considered "Big Oil." Schneier - the celebrated…

Enterprise Scott M. Fulton comments

$1 Million Bounty for Chrome Exploits

Google is offering up to $1 million in total bounties for hackers who can find security exploits in its Chrome browser. There's no better way for the Chrome team to shore up security problems than by inviting people to point them out. The contest will convene at Chrome's table at the CanSecWest security conference from March 7-9. There are three…

Jon Mitchell comments

Daily Wrap: Facebook Tips and more

Dave Copeland shares his tips for using Facebook productively and professionally. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to catch everything that hits tech media in a day, so we wrap up some of the most talked about stories. We give you a daily recap of what you missed in the ReadWriteWeb Community, including a link to some…

Robyn Tippins comments

Homeland Security's Social Media Red Flag List

What do the terms "dirty bomb" and "pork" and "gas" have in common? They're all on a list of words that raise red flags with the government when you use them in a tweet or a Facebook status update. Hubze has released the complete list of terms the Department of Homeland Security is looking for when it monitors your social media activity. So if…

Dave Copeland comments

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